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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 9h

"Someone who says, ‘I am against abortion’ but says, ‘I am in favour of the death penalty’ is not really pro-life." ~ Pope Leo XIV #BlessedAreTheMerciful #AbolishTheDeathPenalty

Color photo of Pope Leo smiling & waving to the crowd during outdoor mass. He is wearing white liturgical vestments & a matching miter embroidered with blue stripes & gold hems, black crosses, & green leafs. He is holding a silver crozier (Bishop's staff) topped with a crucifix. 📸 Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Getty

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 6h

Ornate Saxon copper disc brooch decorated with gold and garnets, AD 650-670. It must have been a treasured possession! From Floral Street, Covent Garden, once the heart of ‘Lundenwic’, the early Saxon town of London. Museum of London 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

My photo shows a circular Saxon brooch made of copper, the front of which is ornately embellished with gold and garnets. There are five raised, circular, gold bosses which are outlined with inlaid garnet slabs, and each set with a central, round garnet. Four of the gold bosses are arranged around a fifth, larger, gold boss in the centre of the brooch. The central boss sits within a star-like, four-pointed geometric shape composed of a mosaic of inlaid garnet slabs. The outer edge of the brooch is decorated with two rows of tiny inlaid polished garnets. The eight gold sections at either side of the four smaller bosses are decorated with raised gold filigree which looks like looped, braided cord. Parts of the brooch are worn, with some chipped edges, and missing garnet stones. The brooch measures approximately 7 cm in diameter. It is displayed on a clear glass surface. It was excavated from a woman's grave by AOC Archaeology in 2000 ahead of development construction works. This type of brooch was a fashionable status piece amongst wealthy aristocratic Anglo-Saxon women in the AD 600s. The woman's grave also contained glass beads and silver rings.

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 13h

Stellar cradle Image date: 28 August 2023, 06:00 Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. C. Tan (Chalmers Univ. & Univ. of Virginia) Source: ESA/Hubble

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Dreamcatcher @dreamcatcher01.bsky.social · 13h

Female House Sparrow Catching the view...

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Becky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 13h

#FindsFriday 🏺 Superb bronze chimera: likely emblem (episema) on C6 BC warrior's shield w lion's head on flame-like mane + scaly fierce snake striking from centre. From high status tomb w arms, tools, ceramics + iron wheels of chariot excavated in Melfi, Basilicata. Melfi Nat Archaeological Museum.

A large thin bronze decoration probably displayed on a 6th C BC warrior's shield. At the top the head of a beast with a stylised lion's head and snout, on a long neck with incised flame-like mane, emerges from a scaly circle. This serves as the body of a fierce snake (which probably wrapped round the lion's body), which extends to the top right with a long head and open mouth, with wing below lower jaw.
The culture in Melfi at the time was in flux, with native Daunian cultures interacting with Lucanians from the north.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 10h

Putin ordered Russian troops to disregard the rules of war, Zelenskyy tells the FT. Ukrainian intelligence intercepted information indicating that in September, Putin ordered the Russian military to intensify strikes on civilian infrastructure. Since then,

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h

Prague’s Lennon Wall began as a symbol of resistance to Communist rule and remains a canvas for freedom & political expression. One section caught my eye: Czechs depicted as a cow caught between East and West — Putin pulling the tail, Trump milking the cow, all against the colors of the Czech flag.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23h

A young woman bravely reported that she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven men at their fraternity. But instead of protecting her, Cornell University protected her abusers, letting them off with a slap on the wrist.

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 16h

Roman #glass - flask found at Caerleon (Isca Silurum) 1st Century AD . 📷 My own. On display at Caerleon Legionary Museum. #Roman #Archaeology #FindsFriday #artwork

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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Nuclear War is Bad for Kittens" Poster spotted in York University in Toronto, Ontario

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 12h

Japan may open government talks on expanding defence cooperation with Ukraine, but reports of a Patriot missile transfer still unverified. Japan still bars most arms transfers to countries at war, and no policy change has been announced yet.

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Japanese lawmaker says Tokyo will open internal talks on arms for Ukraine after Kyiv visit

Onodera, a former Japanese defence minister, told RBC-Ukraine in Kyiv he will push for talks inside government on "further steps". RBC-Ukraine reported the talks would cover Patriot interceptors. His ...

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Sagittarius A* @sagastar.bsky.social · 21h

here's the big boy version those are stars around the center of the galaxy

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 21h

This will never stop blowing my mind. A 12-year sequence of real telescope images of a star 133 lightyears away. And around it, four planets slowly orbiting. Four real exoplanets, each more massive than Jupiter, imaged as they move around their host star.

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 30/09/2026

NEW ANALYSIS: Record wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis 🌤️ wind/solar generation up 14% in 2026 to date 🏭 gas down ~10% 🚢 >100 LNG cargoes avoided

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ぽんつく @hanpenspy2.bsky.social · 14h

綺麗なの撮れた

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 14h

Sometimes you see an artefact where myth, magic & reality all seem to converge… Behold, the Iron Age Torrs Pony Cap; pulled from a Scottish bog in the 19thC & dating to the 3rdC BC, the horns were still attached when found. Chariot ponies knew they were cool. National Museum Scotland #FindsFriday

Decorated bronze pony cap with long, slender curving horns

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 13h

K2-22b is an unusual exoplanet, approximately 800 light-years away, discovered in 2015. This Neptune-sized world orbits its star incredibly closely, completing a full revolution in just nine hours. What makes K2-22b particularly intriguing is its "disintegrating" nature. It periodically emits dus...

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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Radical posters seen around Naarm / Melbourne

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 23h

Russia has been trying to assassinate chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov on American soil.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 13h

“Tranquillity is courage in repose.” Inazo Nitobe. This striking tableau embodies the famous sentiment from Inazo Nitobe's landmark 1900 text, Bushido: The Soul of Japan, where true valor is defined not by frantic aggression, but by unshakeable inner composure.

Set against a striking, seamless field of deep crimson, a warrior clad in full samurai armor (yoroi) kneels in a poised, immovable posture. His jet-black lacquered helmet (kabuto) is crowned with dramatic stag antlers (wakidate) flanking a gilded crescent moon (maedate), while a dark facial mask (menpō) conceals his features behind a stoic, iron gaze. Over a rich navy undergarment and patterned brocade trousers, overlapping plates of black lacquered iron are bound together by tight rows of vermilion and dark silk lacing (odoshi). In his right hand, he grips a long sword wrapped in striking black-and-white hilt cords (tsuka-ito), while his left hand rests grounded upon his thigh near his sidearm (wakizashi). The composition radiates a profound sensory atmosphere: the heavy, cold density of lacquered steel, the crisp tension of hand-strung silk cords, the faint aroma of clove oil and seasoned leather, and the electric, quiet stillness that precedes a decisive motion.
The antlers and crescent moon crest recall the iconic battlefield armors of legendary Sengoku-period warlords like Sanada Yukimura and Honda Tadakatsu, whose protective gear served as both psychological intimidate and a bold personal statement of identity. Japanese armor design represents a pinnacle of monozukuri (artisanal mastery), harmonizing metalwork, leathercraft, lacquerware, and textile arts into a flexible, highly engineered suit of mobile protection. Beyond physical defense, the warrior’s grounded posture reflects fudōshin—the "immovable mind" cultivated through zen and martial discipline, where spiritual tranquillity is understood as the ultimate reservoir of strength.

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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14h

Ukraine reportedly used its FP-7 ballistic missile in combat for the first time in the last 24 hours, while another strike hit a Krasnozavodsk plant producing thermobaric warheads for Shahed drones. Let's fucking go, get it Ukraine. 🦩🔥

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 14h

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) officially began in 1960 with Frank Drake's "Project Ozma." Drake used a radio telescope to listen for signals from two nearby stars, hoping to detect messages from alien civilizations. While Ozma found no conclusive signals, it marked the dawn ...

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ε @epsilonsky.bsky.social · 14h

"...like discovering a wine-cellar filled with bottles of amazing wine of a kind and flavour never tasted before. It quite intoxicated me." Tolkien 1 - Microsoft 0

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Finnish influences on Tolkien - Wikipedia

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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 15h

Reminds me of one of the all time favourite Twitter gems: the Russian troll who tried to say "NATO cannot save Finland", and used the Finnish word that means "save a file to disk" rather than any of the words meaning "save something from danger"

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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 15h

Our tactical encryption remains undefeated, even by most modern Microsoft clankers

A meme picture of Terminator robot searching for a crying anime girl hiding below an office table. The Terminator is labelled "Finnish language," the girl "Machine translation."

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ε @epsilonsky.bsky.social · 14h

Second best street hustle I've ever seen. (The best if you're curious ⬇️)

A man sat on the street. In front of him are bowls with paper labels corresponding to various faiths. He is holding a cardboard sign with the words "Which religion cares the most about the homeless?" written on it.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 15h

OTD in 2018 Jamal Khashoggi walked into an embassy, picked fight with trained killers who just happened to be there, beat himself to death, choped himself up with a bone-saw & then dumped himself in a secluded woodland. Something Donald called a "credible scenario"

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ε @epsilonsky.bsky.social · 20h

Worst part is Grok IS probably smarter and less evil than any of his human inner circle.

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 20h

We cannot exist without nature, but it can exist without us.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 21h

How do you defeat a president who’s trying to sabotage the midterms? 1. Use drop boxes. 2. Vote EARLY in person. 3. If mailing in your ballot, put it in the mail AT LEAST two weeks before Election Day. 4. Vote in person on Election Day. 5. Share these instructions with everyone you know.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Scale armour from the Roman Fort at Carlisle (Luguvalium) which was found in the fort workshop. Now part of the collections at Tullie House Museum in Carlisle. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #Carlisle

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2026

October is the 10th month. ‘October’ means “8th month.” In the first calendar used in ancient Rome, the year had only ten months, starting in March and ending in December. The extra period between December and March was not considered part of the series of months.

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Night Bloom - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/2mfFQzU

Sacred Datura, or Moonflowers, open in the evening after the heat of the day passes. The fragrant flowers are sometimes pollinated at night by hawkmoths.

Single exposure at Zion National Park, Utah, with the lights of St. George on the horizon.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Your children are much safer in the company of drag queens than: 1. Pastors or priests; 2. Republican men; 3. Billionares; and 3. Frat boys.

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